Benin vs Burkina Faso: Telecommunications investment
Telecommunications investment over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 44.08 billion current LCU against 34.29 billion current LCU in Benin, a difference of 9.79 billion current LCU.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 16th and Burkina Faso ranks 15th of 48 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.26 billion current LCU | 3.11 billion current LCU | 1.84 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 7.67 billion current LCU | 6.90 billion current LCU | 766.21 million current LCU | Benin |
| 2000s | 35.34 billion current LCU | 54.68 billion current LCU | 19.34 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 34.29 billion current LCU | 44.08 billion current LCU | 9.79 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telecommunications investment, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 44.08 billion current LCU against 34.29 billion current LCU in Benin as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telecommunications investment between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 9.79 billion current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for telecommunications investment?
- Benin ranks 16th and Burkina Faso ranks 15th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telecommunications investment (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.